Homeschooling the Early years Pk-2nd

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Comment by Laura Pausinni on March 1, 2012 at 11:09am

thanks for your reply Erin and Laura, as far a sI have been researching  the recomomendations is using both languages  at the same time  homeschooling, well that happen since they were  born I always have been talking to them in  spanish so for them is got be natural.. I was concerned with the reading and writing.. for instance I let my husband to make her pronounce her things in english and I do the spanish, ... for example in english there are 3 or 4 A to pronounce in spanish A IS A! ... I was also reading an good site on the web is http://www.multilingualliving.com/2010/04/23/bilingual-homeschoolin... I also see the homeschooling bilingual takes more time and planning and present both subjects in the languages..mm !!but as we know the are sponges... thanks fot the sites I will check them :)

Comment by Captain Bret on March 1, 2012 at 11:02am

There are several unique things about Jacqueline Smith's learning to read lessons that are included in the E6-4 software.  Because it is computerized, the computer does the bulk of the teaching.  Students that catch on quickly can move rapidly and learn to read in just a few weeks with very little effort from the teacher.  But for slower students, the computer can repeat the lessons as many times as necessary. 

Another benefit is that the program slowly and methodically teaches the student how to use the computer, so that by about lesson 12, the student is actually typing simple words and learning to spell.  Once the student understands how to use the computer, he can then be started on other E6-4 lessons, like counting and early math, or beginner Bible studies.

With the Lesson Plan Template feature, you can build an entire course of lessons for a student with just a few mouse clicks.  And if you use the PreTest feature, the program will do a self-diagnostic; at the start of each lesson, the student will take a PreTest.  If he passes the PreTest, the computer skips that lesson and moves on to the next.

Comment by Deborah A. Mackall on March 1, 2012 at 10:30am

Laura, 

Erin made a great point about Verbal language development being best before 5. Since your children are obviously exposed to language before 5- and I assume fluent, I probably wouldn't be too concerned about doing both written. It's more for us one language folks that should probably read well before learning another language. A child that can already separate 2 languages may be different. Though it may be hard to juggle and certainly one may need to be the focus at first.   I'd say in your situation it's very individual.  For a Spanish speaker, I think you would prefer an English program that taught explicit phonics, more like Spanish is probably taught.  I would recommend Spell to Write and Read.  [swrtraining.com or morningstartlearning.com ]  You may find with that program, adding in Spanish sooner than later would be doable.  Also, I would recommend it for yourself for your own improvement. I have benefitted a great deal and love knowing my English so much better than before.

Comment by erin on March 1, 2012 at 10:04am

My niece speaks both Japanese and English fluently with no problem and she doesnt get confused on bit as to when to use what language with what person. She is almost 3 now. Also when I was younger my next door neighbor and best friends mother use to baby sit me. She was from Central Mexico. She didnt speak any English at all. My friend who was at school with me spoke only Spanish in the home and of course only English at school and she spoke both with perfect grammar and prononciation. She started from a young age. It is easiest to become fluent in more than one language before the age of 5. We are at a sensitive developmental phase for learning language before the age of 5.

Comment by Laura Pausinni on March 1, 2012 at 9:58am

Yes she will pick up both  well all the time I speak spanish to her since we are togueter with my husband i speak english and then spanish so he understands and she knows the spanish too, Im supossed to talk only spanish to her. Im thinking is teaaching maths or reading, we are supossed to talk first right adn then read and write the language , Im always say abc an then I canlt resist to teach them is spanish ...they tend to mix at first...:S I want to research more but as you says many people go with 3 languages at the same to speak but to read adn write wil be confuse at first I think....mmm.???

Blogger Comment by Shelia Dutcher on March 1, 2012 at 7:54am

If you're speaking both English and Spanish in your home she should pick up both languages equally well right? We were teaching ASL to the children and the program we were using also gave the Spanish word. I taught all three languages at the same time. We took a break but will start again in the Fall. I don't the methodology behind teaching 2nd or 3rd languages but I don't see why you couldn't teach both simultaneously. Maybe someone else knows?

Comment by Laura Pausinni on February 29, 2012 at 8:43pm

I have been using hook on phonics she recognize her abc and writes her name now  i Want to be more concentrated with  a curriculum, thank  you for your reply Shelia, there's s alot to do with homeschool isn't it? I also have many  questions because she is bilingual my prim language is spanish but my husband is english Im teaching  her both but to start her abc I use english... she succeds her english then spanish I have told they picked up perfect both around 5..mmm I wish I could teach her first spanish but to advance in her education she needs english first... :).

Blogger Comment by Shelia Dutcher on February 29, 2012 at 6:44pm

Laura - I started with my son when he was 3 yo. Curriculum is such a personal choice but we went with Sonlight until he reached "kindergarten". Sonlight is full of read alouds so it fosters quality snuggle time, which is pretty important at this age level. They also have a learn to read program but we went with Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. Plus the internet is full of great material for this age that is free. Check out THC's group Learn for Free for more ideas. Also, I highly recommend getting to your local homeschool convention and plan to spend all day checking out the resources. It helped my husband and I tremendously this past year and we can't wait to go back this year.

Comment by Laura Pausinni on February 29, 2012 at 5:34pm

Hello im new here adn starting homeschooling a Preeschool girl my 4 y old, I just want to get started eventhough I ahve been doing lessons with abcs numbers etc.. I want to learn a lot and have many questions I also have a 2 yold that also want to "study" too...... suggestions to not distract her sister? whta will be the best curriculum Im relaly praying to decide along with myusba about homeschool for K etc..!!!

 

Comment by Captain Bret on February 27, 2012 at 3:37pm

The Learning to Read with Jacqueline Smith lesson series in the E6-4 curriculum is very solidly Christian and focuses on a Biblical worldview, even for beginner reading.  It takes about thirty lessons to get to a point where the student has enough vocabulary, but then it begins featuring simple Bible stories.  Many of the videos from the course can be viewed right here on TheHomeschoolChannel.

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